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how educators hope to change that. >> reporter: nearly 110,000 high school seniors in california took the act this year. only 33% of those taking it met benchmarks in reading, english, science and math. the national education association says students need more resources and support at home and in the classroom. >> educators should believe, the system should believe, society should believe that all children can learn. we should hold all children to high expectations. >> reporter: only 26% of students taking the a. c. t. met all four bench marks. that's one reason they support the new common core standards adopted in california. those standards lay out what students are expected to learn so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. >> we should have high standards and be able to provide the kinds of supports and resources that all children need as they go into the schools. >> reporter: california's scores have improved since 2009. >>> we have a special back-to- school section on our website, ktvu.com. there you will find information on school start dates and tips on
how educators hope to change that. >> reporter: nearly 110,000 high school seniors in california took the act this year. only 33% of those taking it met benchmarks in reading, english, science and math. the national education association says students need more resources and support at home and in the classroom. >> educators should believe, the system should believe, society should believe that all children can learn. we should hold all children to high expectations. >>...
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. >>> and the start of the school year brings extra expenses for educators. the reason teachers are seeing a jump in classroom spending. >>> good morning. right now we're off to a good start all over the bay area when it comes to the traffic san francisco looks good. approaching the 80 split. >>> very mild top warm lows this morning. so will that translate into warm highs. >>> welcome back. time now is 4:43. people in southern california have a big mess to cleanup this morning after thunderstorms that dropped several inches of rain causing flash floods and mud slides. in india just east of palm springs high waters swept across roads stranding drivers in their cars. some flooding measured up to five feet high. leaving neighborhoods under water. >> take a look at the stop sign. it is pretty halfway. it's there. it's ridiculous. i don't even know how people are getting in and out. >> more of the same rain is expected to continue today as tropical moisture moves through the area. and people are being told to avoid roads if at all possible. >>> this news just in r
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public schools cannot require parents for anything their child needs to get an education. >> and the state legislature has to come up with a way of funding. >> teachers tell us that crucial piece is lacking. >> i bought these pocket charts for the literacy centers. >> kindergarten teacher spent about a thousand dollars a year of her own money on supplies. she supports free education but says it shouldn't be. >> i think if lawmakers are going to make a law like this they need to follow through and make sure there is funding made available. >> parents told us they are glad there won't be a rich versus poor system. but say the law does not give families a free ride. >> oh, no, parents are dishing out big. >> bypassing this law the state was able to get the class action lawsuit dismissed. that lawsuit claimed that fees violated the state constitution which guarantees access to free public schools. >>> the school district is ready to hire a new superintendent. has picked nellie meyer in san diego to lead the district. reports meyer's 3 years contract includes a salary of $2,323,000 a year
public schools cannot require parents for anything their child needs to get an education. >> and the state legislature has to come up with a way of funding. >> teachers tell us that crucial piece is lacking. >> i bought these pocket charts for the literacy centers. >> kindergarten teacher spent about a thousand dollars a year of her own money on supplies. she supports free education but says it shouldn't be. >> i think if lawmakers are going to make a law like this...
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the president will push several proposals aimed at curbing the rising cost of higher education. skyrocketing tuition and cuts in financial aid are making it difficult for middle class students to afford a college education. >>> syrian opposition forces says the government is continuing to attack rebel forces. this follows an attack yesterday that included the use of chemical weapons. at least 100 people died. many of them women and children. the united nations would like its inspectors who are already in syria to investigate the claim. >> the team is in place. we hope they will be given access to the area by the government. >> now the syrian government calls claims it used chemical weapons baseless. that f the use of chemical weapons is used it will cause more pressure on the u.s.. >>> jury deliberations are expected to begin. hasan who was acting as his own attorney is sending only a single piece of evidence to the jury. an evaluation from his boss who called him a good soldier. the prosecution has submitted 700 pieces against hasan. hasan admitted to the shooting saying it was
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. >> it puts prisons over education. it puts balancing the budget off the back of senior citizens, students and the physically and mentally ill. >> she is known for her lengthy protest outside the texas ranch of former president george w. bush after her son casey was killed in iraq in 2004. >>> coming up. >> a high school senior dice here the night before his first day of class. how husband death may be changing his classmates' views on safety behind the wheel. >>> then, security dogs are common at airports, but you don't usually see one like this. the threat this dog has. >>> we are tracking the movement of the fire. >>> today relatives met with city representatives demanding answers and action. the family says they represent eight unsolved murders between them. during their meeting, relatives claim they rarely hear any progress in their cases. >> police department detectives are not reporting back to the families, and we ratsmith left to feel abandon. >> the families had a list of demands for tighter gun control to bet
. >> it puts prisons over education. it puts balancing the budget off the back of senior citizens, students and the physically and mentally ill. >> she is known for her lengthy protest outside the texas ranch of former president george w. bush after her son casey was killed in iraq in 2004. >>> coming up. >> a high school senior dice here the night before his first day of class. how husband death may be changing his classmates' views on safety behind the wheel....
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. >> colleges that keep their tuition down and providing high quality education are the ones that will see taxpayer funding go up. it is time to stop subsidizing schools that are not producing good results. >> the plan requires students who receiveficial aid to complete courses before receiving more funds. the tour will stop in syracuse and pennsylvania. we have a special section on back to school on www.ktvu.com. >>> police are searching for a man that robbed four businesses at gun point. shoppers who are on the look out for a man that stands out. >> reporter: business owners are taking extra precautions to guard against a robber with a gun. >> i have never seen anything like this happen. i have never felt not safe here. >> reporter: now she locking her door following four robberies within a week. she is located at the clayton valley shopping center. >> next door got robbed at 10:00 a.m. in the morning which is usual. >> reporter: just last saturday the sally's next to her salon was robbed and so was the yogurt shack. then robber struck again. the robbery happened around 6:00 p.m. las
. >> colleges that keep their tuition down and providing high quality education are the ones that will see taxpayer funding go up. it is time to stop subsidizing schools that are not producing good results. >> the plan requires students who receiveficial aid to complete courses before receiving more funds. the tour will stop in syracuse and pennsylvania. we have a special section on back to school on www.ktvu.com. >>> police are searching for a man that robbed four...
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. >> colleges that keep tuition down and providing high quality education are the ones that will see taxpayer funding go up. it is time to stop subsidizing schools that are not producing good results. >> the president's plan would require students who receive financial aid to complete courses before receiving more funds. the president's tour is scheduled to stop in syracuse and new york and pennsylvania. >>> the u.s. government umpdeliverred a -- government delivered a order to former illinois congressman to jesse jackson, jr. he was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison last week. the 750 noun dollars represents the money he spent -- $750,000 represents the money he spent illegally. >>> the nasdaq halted trading for three hours today. computer malfunction hit the stock exchange at 9:15 a.m. they didn't give details about what caused the problem but it frozed trading. the dow is up 66 to 14,963. the s&p is up 14 to 1,656. the nasdaq is up 38 at 3,638. >>> a father beaten and hospitalized. we talk to a woman who describes the simple request that led to a violent attack on her husband. >>
. >> colleges that keep tuition down and providing high quality education are the ones that will see taxpayer funding go up. it is time to stop subsidizing schools that are not producing good results. >> the president's plan would require students who receive financial aid to complete courses before receiving more funds. the president's tour is scheduled to stop in syracuse and new york and pennsylvania. >>> the u.s. government umpdeliverred a -- government delivered a...
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that guarantees free access to public education. patti lee. >> the mount diablo school district is ready to hire a new superintendent. nellie myer has been chosen in san diego to lead the district. the contra costa times reports that nellie fell -- that myer will get a salary -- >>> we have a special back to school section on our website ktvu.com. there you will find tips for back to school shopping. we've also posted school pictures of our ktvu reporters and anchors you need to check out. >> and they're very cute. >> they are. >>> it weighs less than 1/3 of a pound and it's less than a stick of butter. it's the national zoo's newest little resident. what state officials are waiting to find out about this 2 -day-old panda. >>> a warm up is headed our way. mark tamayo joins us next with the warmest day of your workweek. [ female announcer ] when you asked us to remove high fructose corn syrup from yoplait original and light, we were like, "sure. no problem!" and you were like, "thanks, but what about thick & creamy and whips!" and we
that guarantees free access to public education. patti lee. >> the mount diablo school district is ready to hire a new superintendent. nellie myer has been chosen in san diego to lead the district. the contra costa times reports that nellie fell -- that myer will get a salary -- >>> we have a special back to school section on our website ktvu.com. there you will find tips for back to school shopping. we've also posted school pictures of our ktvu reporters and anchors you need to...
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>>> stop and educate. stop and house. stop and choose schools over jails. keep dreaming! >> that was the reverend jesse jackson speaking to the thousands who have come together at the national mall in washington, dc this morning to mark the 50th anniversary of martin luther king, jr.'s 1963 march on washington. several speakers are addressing that crowd, and will then walk the half mile from the lincoln memorial to the martin luther king, jr. memorial. among the speakers this morning, is the country's first african american u.s. attorney general eric holder. >> we recognize that we are forever bound to one another and that we stand united by the work that lies ahead and by the journey that still stretches before us. >> free at last! free at last! thank god almighty, we are free at last! >> it was in 1963 that martin luther king, jr. gave that famous "i have a dream" speech. organizers say they hope today's event will inspire people to educate themselves about modern day civil rights struggles. >>> meanwhile, in the bay area, there are some events for residents wanting to
>>> stop and educate. stop and house. stop and choose schools over jails. keep dreaming! >> that was the reverend jesse jackson speaking to the thousands who have come together at the national mall in washington, dc this morning to mark the 50th anniversary of martin luther king, jr.'s 1963 march on washington. several speakers are addressing that crowd, and will then walk the half mile from the lincoln memorial to the martin luther king, jr. memorial. among the speakers this...
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just how much the cost of a public college education has gone up over the years, i'm working on that for you at 8:15. ktvu channel 2 news. >> 7:16. on monday a former united airlines flight attendant will plead guilty to making bomb threats. admits he made phone calls claiming there was a bomb. pay a quarter million dollars in restitution. united says it lost that much money because of those threats. his attorney says he was upset with the airline because it wouldn't investigate charges he was sexually harassed on the job. >>> if you live in the east bay, don't be alarmed if you get an emergency alert next week. on wednesday august 28th, contra costa county is testing phone emergency notification system. now, the tests follow that problem with the system last month when alerts were sent out to people who did not live near a gas leak in alamo. it told them to evacuate. the test messages are being sent to neighborhoods in richmond, crocket, martinez and pittsburg. >> getting your car stolen can be a traumatizing experience. but in san francisco, recovering that stolen vehicle could be
just how much the cost of a public college education has gone up over the years, i'm working on that for you at 8:15. ktvu channel 2 news. >> 7:16. on monday a former united airlines flight attendant will plead guilty to making bomb threats. admits he made phone calls claiming there was a bomb. pay a quarter million dollars in restitution. united says it lost that much money because of those threats. his attorney says he was upset with the airline because it wouldn't investigate charges...
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already educators are taking steps to keep kids in class. why the district says the absent students are not the only ones who miss out when the youngest kids cut class. >>> caught on video. the new evidence police are looking to use to find the suspect in a walnut creek smash and grab. >>> highway 4 is affected by an overturned car on bailey road. that's why traffic here seems so light because there is a big accident up the road. >>> some pockets of thick fog, mainly up the coast. temperatures will warm up. we'll have that warmer forecast. at farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more likely to get into an accident? 'sup the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa
already educators are taking steps to keep kids in class. why the district says the absent students are not the only ones who miss out when the youngest kids cut class. >>> caught on video. the new evidence police are looking to use to find the suspect in a walnut creek smash and grab. >>> highway 4 is affected by an overturned car on bailey road. that's why traffic here seems so light because there is a big accident up the road. >>> some pockets of thick fog, mainly...
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their lives and education have been disrupted, and they're very concerned that the children could become a lost generation. >>> for the first time, we're hearing from the little girl who's double lung transplant changed federal transplant laws. sara suffers from cystic fibrosis. she received the double transplant after a land mark ruling, that allows children under the age of 12 to be a priority on adult lung transplant lists. now she is breathing without the help of a machine. >> do you feel like you're a tough little girl? >> yes, very. >> doctors say sara could be released from the hospital as early as tomorrow. >>> the price just went up on the warriors new arena by $40 million. >> the price of winning over the team has gone up in san francisco. what we learned today about new cost estimates for a new arena in the city. >> a neighborhood on alert. >> a vigil for a city owned camp burned by the rim fire. >> a neighborhood on alert. the unusual excuse burglars are using to get inside people's homes. >>> the golden state warriors plan for a new arena on the san francisco waterfront is n
their lives and education have been disrupted, and they're very concerned that the children could become a lost generation. >>> for the first time, we're hearing from the little girl who's double lung transplant changed federal transplant laws. sara suffers from cystic fibrosis. she received the double transplant after a land mark ruling, that allows children under the age of 12 to be a priority on adult lung transplant lists. now she is breathing without the help of a machine....
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. >> we're going to do a great amount of education both for bicyclists, pedestrians and for car and truck drivers. >> reporter: bay area bike share hopes to expand to 1,000 bicycles in 100 stations within the next six months. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a police investigation has determined a big rig driver was at fault in a crash that killed a cyclist in san francisco. san francisco police chief greg surh says the case is being turned over to the district attorney who could file charges against that driver. the cyclist 24-year-old amali lumulac was killed on sixth and 14th street on august 14th on her way to work. a police sergeant initially blamed the cyclist. and bike advocates accused police of a superficial investigation. chief greg suhr apologized today and said surveillance footage uncovered by the bicycle coalition was key to this investigation. >>> san jose unveiled an ambitious plan that is already stirring up controversy. mayor chuck reed announced a plan to expand the police force by more than 200 officers. it would fill vacancies and restore wages by at least 10%. the
. >> we're going to do a great amount of education both for bicyclists, pedestrians and for car and truck drivers. >> reporter: bay area bike share hopes to expand to 1,000 bicycles in 100 stations within the next six months. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a police investigation has determined a big rig driver was at fault in a crash that killed a cyclist in san francisco. san francisco police chief greg surh says the case is being turned over to the district attorney...
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the aclu says the fees violate the state's constitution which protects free access to public education. >>> today, nancy skinner and dana volmer want congress to incorporate the regional cost of living to determine a family's eligibility for reduced prilessed meals -- duesed sh -- reeb duesed priced meals. >>> uc berke lirk's chandler will be holding his first news conference -- uc berkeley's chandler will be holing his first news conference this morning for the first day of school. so far, the number of undergraduates estimates for this fall, 2700. we have more information at ktvu.com and you will find tips for back-to-school shopping and saving. >>> time is 8:41. an autopsy will be performed today on a 23-year-old die diver who died in davis on saturday. it happened at 6:00 p.m., at sky dance die diving school. witnesses say the experienced skydiver fell out of his harness. first reports confirm theres is a problem with this parachute. investigators say he was using his own estimate. >>> the chp's investigating a deadly car crash in sonoma county. it happened shortly before hid night
the aclu says the fees violate the state's constitution which protects free access to public education. >>> today, nancy skinner and dana volmer want congress to incorporate the regional cost of living to determine a family's eligibility for reduced prilessed meals -- duesed sh -- reeb duesed priced meals. >>> uc berke lirk's chandler will be holding his first news conference -- uc berkeley's chandler will be holing his first news conference this morning for the first day of...
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. >>> barbara lee announced a educational grant for girls today. the national science foundation is awarding to tech bridge in oakland. they help girls with careers in science, technology, engineering and math. it served 4,000 girls with after school and summer programs. >>> head start is a program for preschoolers but it is a casualty in the budget battle. ktvu's rob roth visited a school today and showed us what the cuts are doing to parent, teachers and students. >> we have to listen to our -- and? >> reporter: for these preschoolers in the head start program it is story time but the story of head start is a sad one. the sequester meant budget cuts across -- budget cuts across the country. this mother's daughter is one of the casualties. the program that had a teacher come to her home has now been eliminating. >> her learning skills went from low to really high. her first language is spanish and in a matter of weeks she started picking up on english words. >> reporter: head start cut $1.1 million do to the sequester. cuts triggered when they fai
. >>> barbara lee announced a educational grant for girls today. the national science foundation is awarding to tech bridge in oakland. they help girls with careers in science, technology, engineering and math. it served 4,000 girls with after school and summer programs. >>> head start is a program for preschoolers but it is a casualty in the budget battle. ktvu's rob roth visited a school today and showed us what the cuts are doing to parent, teachers and students. >>...
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. >>> president obama will be on the road talking about college education. it includes stops in new york and pennsylvania. the ktvu collette campbell from the washington, d.c. newsroom. president is proposing how to make college accountable and affordable. >> president obama wants to create a system. it will be based on measures, tuition, graduation rates and debt and income of graduates and how many low-income students are enrolled in the schools. by 2018, he hopes it will be tied to financial aid. students with larger rates of colleges will receive more affordable loans. that move will require new legislation in congress. right now it's based on the number of students enrolled in a college regardless of the graduation rate or how much student debt grows much the white house says the average graduating senior in california has over $19,000 in student debt. just how much the cost of public colleges has gone up, i'm working on that story for you and will have it. >>> and the government is continuing to attack rebel held areas near da masscas. it follows an at
. >>> president obama will be on the road talking about college education. it includes stops in new york and pennsylvania. the ktvu collette campbell from the washington, d.c. newsroom. president is proposing how to make college accountable and affordable. >> president obama wants to create a system. it will be based on measures, tuition, graduation rates and debt and income of graduates and how many low-income students are enrolled in the schools. by 2018, he hopes it will be...
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today is the first day of school in oakland and the cost a lot higher for educators. california lawmakers pass a new law for public schools. they will no longer be able to require parents to chip in and pay for activities and supplies. a lot of teachers say they support the idea but some say they will have to make up the difference where government funding is lacking. >> where there is crayons, markers, and pens. we should have that. and state budget should reflect that when they give funding to schools. >> by passing that law, state legislatures were able to get a class action lawsuit filed by the aclu dismissed. they alleged that school fees violated the state constitution which protects free action. we have a special back to school section for you on our ktvu website. check it out. you will be able to find tips for back to school shopping. we also posted school photos for our ktvu anchors and reporters for you to check out maybe giggle at too. >> it is fun to see all of our coworkers. back in the day. >>> 5:47 is the time. sal. >> i might have one up there. >> i ha
today is the first day of school in oakland and the cost a lot higher for educators. california lawmakers pass a new law for public schools. they will no longer be able to require parents to chip in and pay for activities and supplies. a lot of teachers say they support the idea but some say they will have to make up the difference where government funding is lacking. >> where there is crayons, markers, and pens. we should have that. and state budget should reflect that when they give...
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. >> we're going to do a great amount of education, both for bicyclists and car and truck drivers. >> reporter: the bay area bike share hopes to expand to 1,000 bicycles and 100 stations within the next six months. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and oakland man decided to do something about the ongoing problems of illegal dumping in his city. dillon spotted this huge pile of trash dumped overnight between park boulevard and lincoln avenue. he says it seems to be a popular illegal dumping site and the city is slow to clean up the trash. so he hired a crew to haul it all away. >> i saw this pile of trash. it's happened multiple times here. i just felt like we could wait a couple weeks for the city to get out here and clean it up or just take care of it. so that's what he did. >> he says he doesn't understand why people would just dump their own garbage and expect others to clean up after them. >>> a bill that faces to increase limousine safety is facing a key vote in sacramento. jerry hill introduced the legislation following the may 5 limo fire on the san mateo bridge. the bill cal
. >> we're going to do a great amount of education, both for bicyclists and car and truck drivers. >> reporter: the bay area bike share hopes to expand to 1,000 bicycles and 100 stations within the next six months. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and oakland man decided to do something about the ongoing problems of illegal dumping in his city. dillon spotted this huge pile of trash dumped overnight between park boulevard and lincoln avenue. he says it seems to be a...
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anywhere from 15-25 miles per hour for the windsier spots education pegged along the coast and the bay. 62 along the coastline for the afternoon. low 70s for the bay. 80s expected inland. a pleasant afternoon with is sunshine. i want to ton on storm tracker 2. see the sweeper going by. no rain am little bit perhaps falling north of fairfield. at home, a little bit of patchy drizzle reported at times inch too the . we are end joying plenty of sunshine. the system here, going to continue north and east. most of the rain over northern california and oregon. for us, expect temperatures outside, 68 degrees concord. 67 livemore. it's moist. the dew points are up this morning. by the afternoon, another nice day. 79 napa. 77 sanoma. 77 kentfield. 78 santa rosa. 60s along the east bay. 69 oakland. 77 san jose. nice day to be hanging along the coast in santa cruz. 70 san bruno. 64 san francisco. hang along the embarcadero or the giants game. extended forecast, temperatures will be creeping upward in to the workweek. running cool for this time of year. temperatures getting back seasonal average,
anywhere from 15-25 miles per hour for the windsier spots education pegged along the coast and the bay. 62 along the coastline for the afternoon. low 70s for the bay. 80s expected inland. a pleasant afternoon with is sunshine. i want to ton on storm tracker 2. see the sweeper going by. no rain am little bit perhaps falling north of fairfield. at home, a little bit of patchy drizzle reported at times inch too the . we are end joying plenty of sunshine. the system here, going to continue north...
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. >>> educators in the south bay viewed a realistic depiction of a gunman storming a school. san jose police played this video yesterday to about 500 teachers. mass school shootings have prompt ed police departments to update their security plans. this shows students and teacher taking down the gunmen. it's something that has never been done in the u.s.. training teachers and students to go after an active shooter. other ideas from police include installing peepholes in doors. looking at social media postings from students that may show aggressive behavior. >>> fewer california schools are now meeting state and federal performance targets. that is according to superintendent of public schools tom. he says only 51% of california public schools reached a target score on the state's academic performance in the current school year. he blames the budget cuts for the short fall in performance but there is a one big area of success. he says the number of students passing the high school exit exams is up at 95.5%. >>> time is 6:54. several fast food chains say it will be business as
. >>> educators in the south bay viewed a realistic depiction of a gunman storming a school. san jose police played this video yesterday to about 500 teachers. mass school shootings have prompt ed police departments to update their security plans. this shows students and teacher taking down the gunmen. it's something that has never been done in the u.s.. training teachers and students to go after an active shooter. other ideas from police include installing peepholes in doors. looking...
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that came during the president's bus tour to college campuses, where he's campaigning to make higher education more affordable. mr. obama was reacting to a push by house republicans to cut off money for the president's health plan as part of a government funding bill. >>> 911 dispatchers in santa clara county are threatening to go on strike. now the county is trying to get a court order to keep that from happening. the dispatchers have threatened to walk off the job because they say they are understaffed and being forced to work overtime. the county has 61 dispatchers to cover 73 full-time positions. the county says it's trying to hire new dispatchers. >>> the woman hired to overhaul california's state mental hospitals reportedly is under investigation for sexual harassment. the los angeles times reports two subordinates filed complaints against kathy gaither, accusing her of sexual harassment and sexual discrimination. gaither was hired two years ago as chief deputy director of state hospitals, but was put on leave last month. >>> noncitizens would be able to serve on juries in california und
that came during the president's bus tour to college campuses, where he's campaigning to make higher education more affordable. mr. obama was reacting to a push by house republicans to cut off money for the president's health plan as part of a government funding bill. >>> 911 dispatchers in santa clara county are threatening to go on strike. now the county is trying to get a court order to keep that from happening. the dispatchers have threatened to walk off the job because they say...
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of a success men toe area girl who died from a peanut allergy is turning her death into a chance to educate others. [ male announcer ] at sizzler... it's back for a limited time! fire grilled steak and golden all-you-can-eat shrimp for an incredible $9.99! only at sizzler! for an incredible $9.99! because what you dont know can hurt you.urance, what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more likely to get into an accident? 'sup the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum -bum ♪ >>> a northern california family hopes we will all learn from its pain and suffering in a tragedy that involves food allergies. 13-year-old natalie giorgi died after eating a product with peanut butter. even though she spit it out, she still died a couple hours later. now the family is starting the natali
of a success men toe area girl who died from a peanut allergy is turning her death into a chance to educate others. [ male announcer ] at sizzler... it's back for a limited time! fire grilled steak and golden all-you-can-eat shrimp for an incredible $9.99! only at sizzler! for an incredible $9.99! because what you dont know can hurt you.urance, what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage...
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the department of education launched an investigation in july of last year. two recent graduates claim the schools annual apartheid week encouraged antishy metic hate speech. they concluded the protests are constitutionally protected speech. >>> 6:10 is the time right now. the u.s. is moving closer to an attack on syria. the two countries now speaking out against u.s. military intervention. >>> marking the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. the pressure on president obama as he takes the podium today. >>> good morning. right now traffic is getting busier all over the bay area including on highway 4 coming up to the willow pass grade. we will tell you where the traffic trouble spots are. >>> and in weather right now a layer of warm air compressing the marine layer. the net result dense fog that could effect your morning commute. we'll highlight the warmest day of the week and the changes you can expect for the holiday weekend. >>> these are live pictures of interfaith memorial service. if i'm not mistaken, this is dr. martin luther king's daughter. h
the department of education launched an investigation in july of last year. two recent graduates claim the schools annual apartheid week encouraged antishy metic hate speech. they concluded the protests are constitutionally protected speech. >>> 6:10 is the time right now. the u.s. is moving closer to an attack on syria. the two countries now speaking out against u.s. military intervention. >>> marking the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. the pressure on president...
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contingent tornadoes are telling the daily -- educators are telling the daily review students are benefiting by spending extra time after class with volunteer tutors in subjects like english and math. the first center opened in 2011. test scores in some subjects jumped by 10%. on our web site, ktvu.com, we have an entire section dedicated to heading back to school. it includes the start date for school and how you can save money on back to school shopping. >>> it is 7:10. are you ready for next week's bay bridge closure. we'll break down the trouble spots and how an out of state company is helping local drivers avoid gridlock. >>> while the firefighters are struggling to contain the rim fire, there's grim news from washington d.c., with the national forest service has to do to find enough money to fight all the fires now burning across the country. >>> well, the traffic started off not doing very well. there ever been some improvements, we'll tell you where those are and how the bridges look. >>> gray skies out there, and cool temperatures to mild temps, we cooled down yesterday. will we fin
contingent tornadoes are telling the daily -- educators are telling the daily review students are benefiting by spending extra time after class with volunteer tutors in subjects like english and math. the first center opened in 2011. test scores in some subjects jumped by 10%. on our web site, ktvu.com, we have an entire section dedicated to heading back to school. it includes the start date for school and how you can save money on back to school shopping. >>> it is 7:10. are you ready...
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the family of a sacramento area girl who died from a severe peanut allergy is promoting allergy education to prevent other deaths. 13-year-old natalie dorgiy died after biting into a snack last month. her family has established a foundation to promote public awareness and research of food allergies. one of the first events will be a fund-raising walk held on september 15th. a former employee of the center to the arts in walnut creek has pled guilty to child sex abuse charges. 27-year-old jason pedrosa is accused of sexually assaulting two underaged girls last year. he was a part-time city employee works as an assistant for the children's theater company. the investigation found other workers acted appropriately and were allowed to return to work. he's expected to be sentenced toth 0 and could face more charges connected to a case in san mateo county. >>> we've had team coverage for you of the bay bridge closure since 4:30. sal is coming back. one final look at the bridge shut down and our morning commute. >>> welcome back. it was ate years ago -- eight years ago today, that hurricane katr
the family of a sacramento area girl who died from a severe peanut allergy is promoting allergy education to prevent other deaths. 13-year-old natalie dorgiy died after biting into a snack last month. her family has established a foundation to promote public awareness and research of food allergies. one of the first events will be a fund-raising walk held on september 15th. a former employee of the center to the arts in walnut creek has pled guilty to child sex abuse charges. 27-year-old jason...
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of our social and economic problems in our city today, they are directly related to a lack or formal education. >> the d.a.'s office is providing $130,000 for programs to prevent truancy at -- to schools. they are idab. wells and burton schools. >>> more kids are heading back to school. so watch out for them. some districts back in session are fremont, walnut creek, berkeley, dublin. you can get a complete list of the dates at ktvu.com. look for the back 2 school icon on the home page. >>> u.s. government agencies made 11,000 -- between 11,000 and 12,000 data requests. facebook supplied information in 79% of the cases saying they were obligated by law to do it. the total request from countries outside of the u.s., about 14,000. facebook says it refused all requests from some countries like egypt. they granted 84% of the requests that came from taiwan. nissan has turned one of its electric cars into a model that can drive itself. yep. nissan says it's working with stanford and other major universities on the technology for autonomous cars. the company says it will have more than one self-drivin
of our social and economic problems in our city today, they are directly related to a lack or formal education. >> the d.a.'s office is providing $130,000 for programs to prevent truancy at -- to schools. they are idab. wells and burton schools. >>> more kids are heading back to school. so watch out for them. some districts back in session are fremont, walnut creek, berkeley, dublin. you can get a complete list of the dates at ktvu.com. look for the back 2 school icon on the home...
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joe barbachi "i serve as a educational dosant and educator in the program. i want to relate several of my recent experiences in the garden. yesterday morning i gave an educational walk for 10 of our summer enterprise high school and college interns and their mentor. they're working with one of gardeners using a staff design plan to install the first mediterranean basin program. we discuss the importance of plants. we talked about the difficult problem of global warming. it's my firm conclusion that the fee has maintained the botanical garden and i am concerned that the lack of the understanding of the importance of the collection and our educational role in the crucial relationship in plants and people. i want to urge you to support the new lease and management agreement and the continuance of the fee thank you". >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello. my name is joseph mack. i am a botanical garden society volunteer. i'm speaking as an individual. i want to briefly go into my personal archive. i found a photo of me in a bunch of head start kids visiting the j
joe barbachi "i serve as a educational dosant and educator in the program. i want to relate several of my recent experiences in the garden. yesterday morning i gave an educational walk for 10 of our summer enterprise high school and college interns and their mentor. they're working with one of gardeners using a staff design plan to install the first mediterranean basin program. we discuss the importance of plants. we talked about the difficult problem of global warming. it's my firm...
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and this was a great chance for us to educate businesses about the benefits again about going green and about connecting them about the information that we have and this campaign that we found to be successful. we had a handful of businesses registered into the program and we felt that we did raise awareness around a local neighborhood area. in the coming year, we do hope to move forward with another campaign to increase awareness of the program. >> the program was able to connect with the hotel council of san francisco and we are able in the partnership to put on a green business forum to put on hotels of san francisco and their partners and the forum was very well received by the council and so we are actually moving forward with a five-part workshop series to assist the hotels, to green themselves so this is a very industry specific out reach that we are trying to do here. and other items that the program is moving forward with, is a set of translated checklists for the office/retail and the restaurant sectors we will be having those created in spanish and chinese and those are curre
and this was a great chance for us to educate businesses about the benefits again about going green and about connecting them about the information that we have and this campaign that we found to be successful. we had a handful of businesses registered into the program and we felt that we did raise awareness around a local neighborhood area. in the coming year, we do hope to move forward with another campaign to increase awareness of the program. >> the program was able to connect with...
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behind california office to reform education waiver. and i'm very pleased to report that the waiver was granted by secretary of edward jones indication arney duncan, making us one of the first and only district-level waivers of the no child left behind, which means we no longer have to punish our students in high stakes testing and really impossible score improvements, and that we we're really at the cutting edge of school reform nationally. and i just want to recognize our superintendent, richard carranza, who has been working very closely with superintendent of multiple districts up and down the state. he has really proven to be a leader among these superintendents. i really appreciate you and the whole team of district staff who put together the waiver. >> yes, commissioner wynns. >> since we now have an update, having gotten a waiver, so, i wanted to ask what our next steps are. and i particularly wanted to ask at the time we had that meeting. and i think at the time we applied, too, i asked the question about what are we doing to h
behind california office to reform education waiver. and i'm very pleased to report that the waiver was granted by secretary of edward jones indication arney duncan, making us one of the first and only district-level waivers of the no child left behind, which means we no longer have to punish our students in high stakes testing and really impossible score improvements, and that we we're really at the cutting edge of school reform nationally. and i just want to recognize our superintendent,...
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city college is a staple of education within the city. we don't only want to see city college saved. we want to see city college improved. we want to see city college addressing some of the historic issues of racial inequity, the achievement gap for students of color, especially african-american students, the amount of time that it takes students to graduate when they get into city college. so, we were really would like to see you take leadership in bringing the community together to build more support around saving city college, while most definitely including the fact we need to strive to improve the situations at city college that aren't working for students to make them successful. there's a lot of pressure to have a narrative that doesn't include equity and i want to most definitely make sure that as we continue to speak about this that we talk about equity. we put students at the center of the conversation and really make sure that it's guided by what's going to make sure students get the most out of their education at city college.
city college is a staple of education within the city. we don't only want to see city college saved. we want to see city college improved. we want to see city college addressing some of the historic issues of racial inequity, the achievement gap for students of color, especially african-american students, the amount of time that it takes students to graduate when they get into city college. so, we were really would like to see you take leadership in bringing the community together to build more...
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the educators, make sure they receive the education and understand that relationships are as important as the classroom can urriculum, especially at the secondary level, continue to hammer out policies that are not so punitive but restore we want to connect to correct. we don't want to punish. we often move kids from one environment it another but it doesn't help them make right and it doesn't help others. this is a systemic problem, it's not going to go away. but we can begin and we are, the people on this panel, those of you in this room, we're taking incremental steps. but one of the things we have to do is keep organizing ourselves and understanding the coordinated integrated way so services aren't bolted on, added on and become just a one and done in too many schools. it's got to be really embraced as what we call a whole school climate framework, a whole school climate improvement plan. and when we embrace that, everybody can come to the table and take what can i do? each one teach one, each one reach one, we change policy, we change practices, we change values. there is a map, t
the educators, make sure they receive the education and understand that relationships are as important as the classroom can urriculum, especially at the secondary level, continue to hammer out policies that are not so punitive but restore we want to connect to correct. we don't want to punish. we often move kids from one environment it another but it doesn't help them make right and it doesn't help others. this is a systemic problem, it's not going to go away. but we can begin and we are, the...
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benefits available to them because you must realize that good health is a conduit for closing this educational gap for children of color, so please keep this program going, it's very important for our community in hunter's point bayview, thank you. >> i'm going to call a few more names. (calling speaker names). >> good afternoon f, my name is johnny arengo and i've been a resident in the city for the last 15 years and i'm here in support of the healthy san francisco for the following two reasons, i work in a downtown restaurant for more than 11 years with no medical benefits of any kind, the restaurant owner made sure i got less than 30 hours per week to be ineligible for my kind of medical benefit, my dental and vision care went from 2 thousand to 3 thousand dollars a year, my one year doctor visitors went from 1 thousand to 2 thousand dollars a year considering the fact that i haven't had major illnesses in the past year, my partner was admitted in the emergency room, the doctors said if he hadn't been taken to the emergency raoment, that his condition was worsening, he wouldn't have made it
benefits available to them because you must realize that good health is a conduit for closing this educational gap for children of color, so please keep this program going, it's very important for our community in hunter's point bayview, thank you. >> i'm going to call a few more names. (calling speaker names). >> good afternoon f, my name is johnny arengo and i've been a resident in the city for the last 15 years and i'm here in support of the healthy san francisco for the...
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i'm a national education bar tenders guild. the liquor laws don't allow us to use alcohol in training. the bar tenders schools in california are a joke. it's a cheap industry where hopeful bar tenders are hoping to take a $300-500 course to use colored liquid. if we are expected to do this for educational purposes, i imagine that we have to do the same thing, to go through the legislators to propose that to the public and propose it to the abc. i believe this nightlife summit was create because of problems in the public, there was problems with noise, problems with over drinking, a lot of our laws are based on that. i'm here to propose that we have more responsible training for our bar tenders and servers. the cocktail boom around the country has turned bartenders into a true professional. now that professional bartender's job is in question. >> i'm sure it's around the whole notion of where you can drink alcohol and the idea of one of those courses or presentations or event would whether or not it would constitute a public, so
i'm a national education bar tenders guild. the liquor laws don't allow us to use alcohol in training. the bar tenders schools in california are a joke. it's a cheap industry where hopeful bar tenders are hoping to take a $300-500 course to use colored liquid. if we are expected to do this for educational purposes, i imagine that we have to do the same thing, to go through the legislators to propose that to the public and propose it to the abc. i believe this nightlife summit was create because...
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it only provides affordable education, but high-quality education, that we have the best teachers, the best programs, and without city college we have no future, our students would have no fewerth. ~ future. and we are asking for your help to support this school, supporting the [speaker not understood] life. thank you. >> thank you very much. (applause) >> our next speaker is our sheriff, sheriff mirkarimi. if you're in the room, i did not see you. i apologize. i think you may have been in here. i would have called you sooner. >> thank you. supervisors, it's a pleasure to be before you. ross mirkarimi, city and county of san francisco. city college and the san francisco sheriff's department and our jails deserve a robust relationship. and i was stunned that in last december we reached out to city college in partnering on a $500,000 grant that city college had declined to participate with us on. it squandered the $500,000 opportunity. and the reason why that we reached out, and we're going to continue to assert that this relationship really be memorialized and implemented is that we hav
it only provides affordable education, but high-quality education, that we have the best teachers, the best programs, and without city college we have no future, our students would have no fewerth. ~ future. and we are asking for your help to support this school, supporting the [speaker not understood] life. thank you. >> thank you very much. (applause) >> our next speaker is our sheriff, sheriff mirkarimi. if you're in the room, i did not see you. i apologize. i think you may have...
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education of accreditation. it's called chia. >> thank you. >> and i can send more formal information on that as well. the commissioners of the accrediting commission are faculty members from other institutions. there are 19 commissioners. there are some that represents -- there are three members that represent public interests. there are administrators, some other member institutions, and then people representing other educational entities. they go through a nomination process and it's the chief executive officer, the chancellors and presidents who elect the commissioners. and, again, it's a peer review process. the commission is basically servicing all of its member institutions in this peer review process. evaluation teams are also composed of faculty members, administrators, even trustees of other institutions when they come to evaluate an institution. i need to make clear also the accreditation standards need to be met at all times. so, it's not like you go through a review process, check mark, great job, a
education of accreditation. it's called chia. >> thank you. >> and i can send more formal information on that as well. the commissioners of the accrediting commission are faculty members from other institutions. there are 19 commissioners. there are some that represents -- there are three members that represent public interests. there are administrators, some other member institutions, and then people representing other educational entities. they go through a nomination process and...
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partnerships with the chamber of commerce. >> and these out reach in education, programs include our commuter benefits website and tabling events for both business and commuters and brochures, and free, one on one consultations with employers about our programs, and a phone hot line that we man, and i have also actually a e-mail hot line so that we can answer the questions by phone in e-mail. >> and we are proud to share that over the past five years, the ordinance is or has been a local success here in san francisco. and each year, we are saying more employees using commuter benefits in san francisco. and in 2012, 10,000 employees were actively using the benefit. >> more benefits in the program translates to fewer single occupantcy vehicles, driving to, from and within the city each day. this helps us to reduce the carbon emissions attributed to car and truck traffic and helping the city to reach the climate goals. >> and employees, and employers, realize cost savings through the use of commuter benefits programs, of course, the employees get to enjoy lower cost commutes and employe
partnerships with the chamber of commerce. >> and these out reach in education, programs include our commuter benefits website and tabling events for both business and commuters and brochures, and free, one on one consultations with employers about our programs, and a phone hot line that we man, and i have also actually a e-mail hot line so that we can answer the questions by phone in e-mail. >> and we are proud to share that over the past five years, the ordinance is or has been a...
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item b, presentations to the board of education from the superintendent. mr. superintendent carranza. >> thank you, president norton, and you haven't lost that rolling of the rs, very good. so, good evening, everyone. i have some extended thoughts this evening to kickoff the school year. but needless to say, i and the rest of the staff are very excited for the start of the new school year. a few weeks ago we welcomed back our administrators and this week we welcome all of our teachers back to educating our students and collaborating with their colleagues in preparation for a great school year. we are not starting the school year with a lot of -- we're starting the school year with a lot of strong systems in place to support our students and teachers and we have multi-tiered system of support so that our schools know what it means to have support from a central perspective and our teachers who have the greatest need are getting the modethv services in those communities that have the greatest needs. as the year progresses, we will share more and more information
item b, presentations to the board of education from the superintendent. mr. superintendent carranza. >> thank you, president norton, and you haven't lost that rolling of the rs, very good. so, good evening, everyone. i have some extended thoughts this evening to kickoff the school year. but needless to say, i and the rest of the staff are very excited for the start of the new school year. a few weeks ago we welcomed back our administrators and this week we welcome all of our teachers...
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the board of education by a vote of 7 ayes approved the contract for two principals. the board of education by a vote of 5 ayes and two nays, maufas and wynns approved a contract for one chief of human resources. the board of education by a vote of 7 ayes approved the contracts of nine central office staff as follows. three supervisors, four program administrators and two directors. now i'm going to read out the results of the august 13th, 2013 closed session. public employment, the board by a vote of 7 ayes approved the contract for one program administrator and one assistant principal. in the matter of sb and sfusd, the board by a vote of 7 ayes by the authority of the district to pay up to the stipulated amount. in the matter of zow and sfusd the board by a vote of 7 ayes gave the board to pay up to the stipulated amountment in the matt of of mpn and sfusd the board by vote of 7 ayes gave the board ability to pay up to the stipulated amount. in the matter of the insurance company, the board by a vote of 7 ayes gives the authority of the district to pay up to the st
the board of education by a vote of 7 ayes approved the contract for two principals. the board of education by a vote of 5 ayes and two nays, maufas and wynns approved a contract for one chief of human resources. the board of education by a vote of 7 ayes approved the contracts of nine central office staff as follows. three supervisors, four program administrators and two directors. now i'm going to read out the results of the august 13th, 2013 closed session. public employment, the board by a...
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social justice -- getting education is a social justice issue. we don't want kids to feel they can't go to school or go home. we want other's worth intact and appreciate the worth. justice is a public face of love and 60% of kids who are discipline read likely to drop out of school, so if we attach the same concerns that we have for all of the students and comparing with the evidence base data that suggests there are a lairming rates of suspensions and explullions and how does that push the conversation or do other things that we are innovative with and coming up with real solutions? not just to bullying but all of the social factors that affect students and adults and there are several adults that need training as well. that's my point. >> yeah. actually the work place bullying institute which has good data i am told and found that 35% of american employees say that they have been bullied in the work place. that is about double over the figure for kids so this is not a kid problem, but so are you asking if there should be programs and campaigns
social justice -- getting education is a social justice issue. we don't want kids to feel they can't go to school or go home. we want other's worth intact and appreciate the worth. justice is a public face of love and 60% of kids who are discipline read likely to drop out of school, so if we attach the same concerns that we have for all of the students and comparing with the evidence base data that suggests there are a lairming rates of suspensions and explullions and how does that push the...
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people, it has helped people and it's also increased lives in san francisco, it has educated people in the fact that they know that they can go and see a physician and then get care for themselves and do preventive measures, it has helped people because people that normally go to the doctor and we would see at san francisco general who are just going through the emergency room would end up being statistics, but through healthy san francisco, it has allowed them to have an actual system that has worked for them that has increased the livelihood of so many of your youth, middle age and as i call the sun shine people, the people who thrive past the age of 70 and 75, and so with this, it has made such a difference so i urge us to continue to keep healthy san francisco in san francisco treading and sending the model for the state of california but as well as the nation, so as supervisor campos has said, we like to say obama care, healthy san francisco, we like to say that and keep that. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker, i have a couple more names. (calling speaker names). >> my name
people, it has helped people and it's also increased lives in san francisco, it has educated people in the fact that they know that they can go and see a physician and then get care for themselves and do preventive measures, it has helped people because people that normally go to the doctor and we would see at san francisco general who are just going through the emergency room would end up being statistics, but through healthy san francisco, it has allowed them to have an actual system that has...
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we try to educate them in respect that we say we'll provide the offense, you provide the defense. we talk to them about hardening their structures in a defensive measure against wild land fires. a lot of it is public education, survivability, building standards, but predominately our focus is putting the onus on the land owner, putting the onus on the private property owner, we will attempt to protect your home but the days of staying and defending your home and killing our fire fighters are done. we will not stand and defend a house that has not been prepared by a land owner and die for it. we don't do that any more. that's one of our doctrinal changes and we set forth some new guidelines with that. >> thank you. >> question, mr. secretary. >> in a large scale disaster relief, where the military is called in to assist the civilian components there is
we try to educate them in respect that we say we'll provide the offense, you provide the defense. we talk to them about hardening their structures in a defensive measure against wild land fires. a lot of it is public education, survivability, building standards, but predominately our focus is putting the onus on the land owner, putting the onus on the private property owner, we will attempt to protect your home but the days of staying and defending your home and killing our fire fighters are...
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anne was there for the launch in dc and the goal of this whole thing is connect parents, educators and teens together to talk about both the eat your peas and how you stay a digital citizen and do the whole thing and i encourage everybody to check that out and i think that's the type of resource that will get us to where we need to go. it's called a "platform for good .org" and part of the family institute. >> yay. i think that's the way to cap it off really. let's lose the fear. let's bring -- it's safety, risk prevention, online risk prevention, whatever you want to call is is not the goal. it's important but not the goal. it's the mean to the end and the end is full safe effective successful engagement in participatory media and culture and society. this is a participatory medium that we're talking about in a network world. we're are in this environment and network participatory environment and our students need the tools. they need social emotional learning is a key tool and technical and literacy and media is behavioral so this has just been a fantastic day. thanks to all for comi
anne was there for the launch in dc and the goal of this whole thing is connect parents, educators and teens together to talk about both the eat your peas and how you stay a digital citizen and do the whole thing and i encourage everybody to check that out and i think that's the type of resource that will get us to where we need to go. it's called a "platform for good .org" and part of the family institute. >> yay. i think that's the way to cap it off really. let's lose the...
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you know, a lot of folks go into our early childhood education classes. they come out, you know, we have a deficit of actual child care slots and you can't go to work if you don't have affordable child care. we help in terms of comping out more a supply of child care workers so they can lower the cost of child care. i have a 2-1/2 year old. it's another rent to pay for child care these days. but we try to resolve that. we actually try to resolve that by having more child care slots available. so, i think if you just look at it, yes, everybody knows city college is, you know, important, but these are the things that let us secure -- we wanted to prioritize classes. and maybe we could have made some better decisions. i think so, yes, but really our decisions were made so we can provide access to everybody. and then my last point before i leave is i know that there was a comment about the real estate department. i do really appreciate the mayor's office being involved with this process, but i do think that one service we might not need in terms of prioritiza
you know, a lot of folks go into our early childhood education classes. they come out, you know, we have a deficit of actual child care slots and you can't go to work if you don't have affordable child care. we help in terms of comping out more a supply of child care workers so they can lower the cost of child care. i have a 2-1/2 year old. it's another rent to pay for child care these days. but we try to resolve that. we actually try to resolve that by having more child care slots available....